Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing champion title for 12 years (1937-1949), a period that is undefeated until today.
"Chris John is the longest-reigning champion in boxing having held the WBA featherweight title since September of 2003. "
Joe Louis held the Title from June 22, 1937 until he announced his retirement on March 1, 1949.
Joe Louis held the Title from June 22, 1937 until he announced his retirement on March 1, 1949.
Bruno Sammartino.
Trish Stratus held the Diva's title the longest in the WWE. She held it for over 36 months. Therefore she held it the longest in the WWE.
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Jersey Joe Walcott
Leon Spinks
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Joe Louis held the world Hvywt. title the longest of all time. Louis defended the belt successfully 25 times, a record.
As of October 2014, the longest reigning middleweight champion was Bernard Hopkins who held the title for 10 years, 2 months, 18 days. During that time, he successfully defended his title 20 times.
The most recent undisputed heavyweight boxing champ was Lennox Lewis who held the title from November 1999 until April of 2000. The previous undisputed champion was Riddick Bowe who held the title for only one month in 1992.